Wednesday, June 27, 2012

I'm very new to this (posting on blogs that is) so I hope that you will please be patient.

The vinyls are currently in production. Both Two Wounded Birds and Travelogue's "Fireworks".

I'm very excited about both of these records because they both represent all of the energy and excitement we are all currently feeling. Two Wounded Birds have such a remarkable energy and you can really feel the passion in their music. I recently called them "the hardest working band in the UK". I've never been to the UK, but I still stand by that statement.

Travelogue's "Fireworks", like Holiday Friends, paints a very clear picture of how old familarity can be made into something extremly exciting. I grew up going to see fireworks shows every 4th of July, this album captures that spirit in the same way that Holiday captures the spirit of all our great memories.

Also, as I'm writing this my neighbors are setting off fireworks in their backyard. It's funny how some things just fall into place.

We are so excited to have you on this wonderful journey with us. Thank you for your patience.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

I can't believe it's finally happening, after all these years of hoping. Holiday Friends is finally a real record company, with real records (on the way!). Thanks to everyone from all over the world that has stuck with us this whole time, we are real because you believed in us!

I'd like to personally assure you the the albums we're releasing are true, complete albums. I mean the sort of albums one can grow old with. Albums one can listen to from start to finish over and over again. We can't afford to release anything less.

The Two Wounded Birds album is now available, and the whole world has taken notice. Prestigious publications have given it 4/5 (Q, The Fly), 8/10 (NME) and called it "the best album of the year" (Idol Magazine). There are plenty of places for you to hear bits of it online, so I'll let you draw your own conclusions about that.

The Fireworks album by Travelogue is being released digitally on the 4th of July and pre-orders for the vinyl will begin the same day. This record has been years in the making. It is the most majestic album I've ever heard. If you feel as though you're lacking a certain reverence for Independence day, this could be of some help to you. Each percussive sound was carefully, lovingly sampled from real fireworks then meticulously placed throughout each song. It's utterly stunning. Intricately programed analog synthesizers, glorious organ/string machines, bass guitars, harps, FIREWORKS! The 4th of July will never be the same.

The North of Cornwallis album, a perfect record, made over two decades ago and has never seen the light of day. It is a lost treasure in the history of pop music. Lester told me just a couple weeks ago that he thinks the remastering and everything will be completed this year. He has a lot of old tape to sort through. Keep your fingers crossed.

"Wasn't I Real before?" asked the little Rabbit.

I'd like to say a special thank you to Ed from Shelflife Records. He has been so helpful and encouraging to us throughout this whole process. Shelflife is the most wonderful big brother we could hope for.